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The coming Afghan breakdown
Wall-to-wall coverage in American newspapers of the developing situation in Afghanistan as US withdraws
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A duty to inform
Time for the media to sit down and decide on how to report incidents of terror and Islamophobia.
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Making a clear choice of ‘absolutely not’
It is one thing taking a hardline posture against a country like the US and another dealing with the consequences
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A third Cold War?
Biden gives new confidence to US allies in dealing with what he calls the growing Chinese and Russian threats
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Bold budget showcases Naya K-P emerging
K-P is now spending more on education and health per capita than Punjab or Sindh
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The Day of Judgement
The judiciary is far more important than the legislature and the executive as it shapes the societal face of a nation
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Climate stress reinforcing inequalities
In the midst of the global Covid-19 crisis, which has exacerbated the livelihood crisis
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Zen and the art of rising from ashes
An enduring cultural and economic influence on the world
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Revitalising a neglected health cadre
Pakistan is faced with a critical health worker shortage, especially mid-level providers
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Covid highlights potential of a digital Pakistan
During the pandemic, people were restricted to their homes and forced to use online channels for work
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Are we a nation of killers and murders?
Leaders of the Pakistani community and diplomats in Italy speak out against the murder of Saman Abbas
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Not-the-old new world order
Nothing excites the Pakistani brain more than the prospect of a new world order
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Emerging precarity in Afghanistan
With the ongoing expedited US withdrawal, the future of Afghanistan remains uncertain
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Rural Support Programmes, AKHUWAT and the budget
The finance minister goes out of the budgetary box to assert that he would not wait for growth to trickle down
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Rape is a state of mind, not a women-driven activity
PM says in an unequivocal term that a woman invites rape when she wears immodest clothes
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The critical role of science in national development
Achieved through promoting a sound education system and ensuring its broad spread
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The Taliban, Turkey and Afghanistan’s military situation
The latest ground military situation makes the Taliban reconciliation more meaningful
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The tech innovation called EdTech
Educational ecosystems struggle to ensure timely and appropriate provision of education to cope with the lockdowns
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Denying bases on the basis of tabdeeli
While the CIA chief’s trip done quietly, the Pakistani refusal comes very publicly
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A death most foul
Naveed, the rider of an international food delivery company, died on the 13th day of Ramazan this year
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Pakistan’s US diaspora: a picture from Houston
Houston has a large population of people of Pakistani origin, numbering some 60,000 to 80,000 people
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Pakistan’s Afghanistan challenge
With the issue of managing the security of Kabul Intl Airport taking centre-stage
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US-China cold war
During G7 summit, Biden unfold the US-backed B3W plan as a strategic competitor against China’s BRI.
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G7 Summit — uniting for a fairer, greener and prosperous future
Last week’s meeting of G7 leaders was their first in-person gathering in almost two years
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Climate change and terrorism
The fighting strategy by the fossil fuel industry in the matter transitioned to casting doubt about whodunit
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Youth: the destiny driver
The engine behind the pinnacles of progress and prosperity a society attains
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Quantum Reality — does mass exist?
Ever since the 1960s Double Slit Experiment, reality has not been the same
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The naysayers
Govt presents a promising budget, rare for a nation which has embraced bad news in perpetuity
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Recharging Pakistan’s water supplies
WWF-Pakistan, along with the Ministries of Climate Change and Water Resources plan to pilot the Recharge Pakistan
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A larger-than-budget finance minister
While the parliamentarians fire budget documents at each other a minister basks in unusual glory
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Managing twin disasters in a highly-polarised polity
Managing twin disasters in a highly-polarised polity
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Afghanistan — where lies Pakistan’s interest?
Afghanistan — where lies Pakistan’s interest?
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College admission scandal
College admission scandal
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Working with enemies
Working with enemies
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The US-China conflict and where it would lead to
The US-China conflict and where it would lead to
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A tale of fallacious choreography
A tale of fallacious choreography
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The guard and the guardian of law
The guard and the guardian of law
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The polio challenge ahead
The polio challenge ahead
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Powering up the Pakistani passport
Powering up the Pakistani passport
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Expected demographic developments will change world
Expected demographic developments will change world
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Biden’s charm offensive to placate Israel
Biden’s charm offensive to placate Israel
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Getting out of our rabbit holes
Getting out of our rabbit holes
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Pakistan and growing security vacuum in Afghanistan
Pakistan and growing security vacuum in Afghanistan
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Covid-19 fight: Pakistan emerges as a rockstar state
Covid-19 fight: Pakistan emerges as a rockstar state
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Delivering a sustainable energy transition
Delivering a sustainable energy transition
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What’s eating Narendra Modi?
What’s eating Narendra Modi?
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CPEC — fallacies and realities
CPEC — fallacies and realities
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Remnants of US withdrawal
Remnants of US withdrawal
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Restarting schools
Restarting schools
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What China’s poverty reduction experience means to the world
What China’s poverty reduction experience means to the world